Private Equity
The roofing business – now owned by Apollo, TowerBrook and York Capital – has rid itself of more than €1bn in debt.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The French bank’s private equity arm is continuing to amass affiliates in foreign markets, having in the past year backed Swedish and Chinese funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Simon Walker has called for private equity to be exempted from the EU directive on alternative investment fund managers, an appeal some have described as ‘wishful thinking’ and ‘unfortunate’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK government has decided to put the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail on hold in the current market downturn, as a sale in today’s market would not ensure value for taxpayers, according to business secretary Peter Mandelson. CVC had reportedly offered £2bn for a stake in the state-owned mail service but was rebuffed.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
LP PROFILE 2008-10-01 Staff Writer <italic>Head office</italic>Poststrasse 4Tel: 41 55 415 2820PfaeffikonFax: 41 55 415 2821CH-8808www.shape-capital.comSwitzerlandinfo@shape-capital.comASSETS / FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENTCHF 250 million as of 30 Jun 2008ALLOCATION TO PRIVATE EQUITY100%YEAR FIRST INVES
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The sovereign wealth fund and the distressed debt specialist will restructure $1bn of the company’s debt, as well as inject fresh capital. Private equity firms like Advent International and The Blackstone Group have reportedly expressed interest in backing Almatis’ debt restructuring as well.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The infrastructure investor has posted a loss for the full year after marking down its portfolio value. It has nevertheless increased its annual dividend by 2.4 percent, claiming operational performance remains strong.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
HSBC Specialist Investments has already raised €117m towards its target, and says the market is improving.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The repercussions of the financial turmoil will be profound, say Roberto Paganoni and Ivan Vercoutere of Swiss private equity and hedge fund manager LGT Capital Partners. But does this mean some sort of doomsday reckoning for private equity? Far from it, they insist: the asset class may even emerge from a testing period with its reputation enhanced. By Andy Thomson
10 min read · 05 January 2013
Nicholas Lockley finds recently re-branded UK mid-market specialist Silverfleet Capital content as the economy enters a wintry spell.
6 min read · 05 January 2013
